XT8 Update

[Sower]

Ok guys, here's the latest. I agonized over it, but after 3 hours of wrenching, I finally pulled the two motor screws out so I could get a better pic of the endbell.

I also have a shot of the new "air filter". Basically a cut out piece of felt. Hope you enjoy!

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Sower

Ok guys, here's the latest. I agonized over it, but after 3 hours of wrenching, I finally pulled the two motor screws out so I could get a better pic of the endbell.

I also have a shot of the new "air filter". Basically a cut out piece of felt. Hope you enjoy!

That is what I'm talking about. That looks awesome.

[othello]

Thanx for your big effort. I wonder why they covered a big part of the air intake holes with this "white shield". Doesn't make sense for me as it hinders air to get inside and will make the fan loud: not very efficient.

Did you make a testrun to check airflow with and without filter? Since you will run your motor with low rpms, airflow too will not be very high.

[Sower]

Thanks guys - by the way, you know I'm joking about my "effort", right? Took me about 2 minutes to pull the motor out.

Anyway, I haven't done any testing on this motor yet since I'm waiting for the MM to come out over the next week or two. But since it's such a low KV motor that will be running on 6s, I don't think it will have any trouble. My last Neu setup never got much hotter than 120 so this one should stay at 100 or lower. We'll see.

And that shield you see inside is actually metal and spins with the shaft - for what it's worth.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Sower

Thanks guys - by the way, you know I'm joking about my "effort", right? Took me about 2 minutes to pull the motor out.

Anyway, I haven't done any testing on this motor yet since I'm waiting for the MM to come out over the next week or two. But since it's such a low KV motor that will be running on 6s, I don't think it will have any trouble. My last Neu setup never got much hotter than 120 so this one should stay at 100 or lower. We'll see.

And that shield you see inside is actually metal and spins with the shaft - for what it's worth.

You should be fine. It's better to restrict the air just a little then to have a pebble ruin the motor. I really don't think much air will be restricted and if that was the case most of the Nitro or our one IC engines wouldn't run at all.

Air filter on an electric motor now
Just like on a nitro

Good job!

[Sower]

Originally Posted by david lamontagn

Air filter on an electric motor now
Just like on a nitro

Good job!

I know - pretty funny, eh?

[Sower]

Ok, I've got my MMM coming today so last night I had to build a platform for it. I decided to mount it over the steering servo and make the platform out of the left over CF from making my battery "tray". I think it turned out pretty nice - check it out: